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Programming for Human Interactions

Liz
May 21, 2016

Programming for Human Interactions

Most programmers, regardless of our discipline or focus of choice, have a shared set of skills that make us good at what we do. On the whole we're excellent problem solvers who aren't afraid of failure and we spend ample amounts of time researching our options before experimenting with different solutions. What if we applied these deductive skills to more difficult scenarios of human interaction, like code reviews and teamwork? Is it possible for us to learn how to become better humans from how we program? Can being better humans make us better at programming? Using the tactics familiar to us as programmers, I'll outline a programmatic approach for human interactions to help us win at both programming and people-ing.

Liz

May 21, 2016
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  1. LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF What makes us good programmers also

    makes us good people. CAN ^ … if we try harder.
  2. LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Systematic, logical approach … remember that

    a person wrote the code, shared the idea, or invented the tech
  3. LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Systematic, logical approach apply the same

    level of scrutiny to decisions, no matter whose idea it was
  4. LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Ability to evaluate tools objectively explain

    thought process to an audience with different knowledge
  5. LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Knowing what role each piece plays

    encourage people to do the things they’re interested in but might not be good at
  6. LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF We don’t work in a vacuum.

    We don’t work alone. We are people who build things for people.
  7. LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF We don’t work in a vacuum.

    We don’t work alone. We are people who build things for people. with
  8. LIZ ABINANTE @feministy SELF.CONF Photos ➡ Space! https://unsplash.com/photos/rTZW4f02zY8 ➡ Books:

    https://www.pexels.com/photo/books-school-stacked-closed-48126/ ➡ Poster: https://www.pexels.com/photo/office-poster-quote-success-8865/ ➡ Sad pug: https://www.pexels.com/photo/pug-portrait-dog-closeup-47444/ ➡ Debugging: https://www.pexels.com/photo/car-retro-vintage-oldtimer-9014/ ➡ Architecture: https://www.pexels.com/photo/building-london-london-city- skycrappers-34643/ ➡ Libraries: https://www.pexels.com/photo/books-old-book-knowledge- bookstore-34592/ ➡ Emotional lemur: https://www.pexels.com/photo/nature-eyes-grey-fur-33149/ ➡ Approachable pooch: https://www.pexels.com/photo/dog-cute-fur-black-89249/ ➡ Cookies: https://www.pexels.com/photo/cookies-chocolate-chip-sweets-29978/ ➡ Mountain: https://www.pexels.com/photo/sky-mountain-forest-nature-24837/